net.sf.saxon

Class Transform

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.Transform

Direct Known Subclasses:

DOMTransform, JDOM2Transform, JDOMTransform, Transform

public class Transform
extends Object

This Transform class is the command-line entry point to the Saxon XSLT Processor.

It is possible to subclass this class to provide a customized command line interface. In writing such a subclass:

• The main(java.lang.String[]) method should instantiate the class and call the doTransform(java.lang.String[], java.lang.String) method, passing the argument list. The argument list can be augmented or modified if required: for example, by adding a -config argument to cause the configuration to be initialized from a configuration file.
• The setFactoryConfiguration(boolean, java.lang.String) method can be implemented

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected XsltCompiler	compiler
protected Processor	processor
protected int	repeat
protected boolean	showTime
protected boolean	useURLs

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Transform()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	applyLocalOptions(CommandLineOptions options, Configuration config) Customisation hook: apply options defined locally in a subclass.
protected void	badUsage(String message) Report incorrect usage of the command line, with a list of the options and arguments that are available
void	doTransform(String[] args, String command) Support method for main program.
protected Configuration	getConfiguration() Get the configuration.
protected void	initializeConfiguration(Configuration config) Customisation hook called immediately after the Configuration object is instantiated.
static void	main(String[] args) Main program, can be used directly from the command line.
protected XsltTransformer	newTransformer(XsltExecutable sheet, CommandLineOptions options, Logger traceDestination) Create a new Transformer.
List<Source>	preprocess(List<Source> sources) Preprocess the list of sources.
protected void	quit(String message, int code) Exit with a message
void	setFactoryConfiguration(boolean schemaAware, String className) Customisation hook called immediately after the Configuration object is instantiated.
void	setPermittedOptions(CommandLineOptions options) Set the options that are recognized on the command line.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

processor

protected Processor processor

compiler

protected XsltCompiler compiler

useURLs

protected boolean useURLs

showTime

protected boolean showTime

repeat

protected int repeat

Constructor Detail

Transform

public Transform()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception

Main program, can be used directly from the command line.

The format is:

java net.sf.saxon.Transform [options] source-file style-file >output-file

followed by any number of parameters in the form {keyword=value}... which can be referenced from within the stylesheet.

This program applies the XSL style sheet in style-file to the source XML document in source-file.

Parameters:

args - List of arguments supplied on operating system command line

Throws:

Exception - Indicates that a compile-time or run-time error occurred

setPermittedOptions

public void setPermittedOptions(CommandLineOptions options)

Set the options that are recognized on the command line. This method can be overridden in a subclass to define additional command line options.

Parameters:

options - the CommandLineOptions in which the recognized options are to be registered.

doTransform

public void doTransform(String[] args,
               String command)

Support method for main program. This support method can also be invoked from subclasses that support the same command line interface

Parameters:

args - the command-line arguments

command - the form of the command as written by the user. Not used, retained for backwards compatibility

initializeConfiguration

protected void initializeConfiguration(Configuration config)

Customisation hook called immediately after the Configuration object is instantiated. The intended purpose of this hook is to allow a subclass to supply an OEM license key programmatically, but it can also be used for other initialization of the Configuration. This method is called before analyzing the command line options, so configuration settings made at this stage may be overridden when the command line options are processed. However, if a configuration file is used, the settings defined in the configuration file will have been applied.

Parameters:

config - the Configuration object

setFactoryConfiguration

public void setFactoryConfiguration(boolean schemaAware,
                           String className)
                             throws LicenseException

Customisation hook called immediately after the Configuration object is instantiated. This hook is retained for backwards compatibility but it is recommended to implement initializeConfiguration(net.sf.saxon.Configuration) in preference. This method is called after initializeConfiguration(net.sf.saxon.Configuration), but only if the configuration was not created using a configuration file. The default implementation does nothing.

Parameters:

schemaAware - True if the transformation is to be schema-aware

className - Always null.

Throws:

LicenseException - can be thrown if there is no valid license available

applyLocalOptions

protected void applyLocalOptions(CommandLineOptions options,
                     Configuration config)

Customisation hook: apply options defined locally in a subclass. This method allows a subclass to recognize and implement command line options that are not recognized by the superclass. To prevent Saxon rejecting such options as errors, the method setPermittedOptions(net.sf.saxon.trans.CommandLineOptions) must be overridden in the subclass to add details of options recognized in the subclass.

Parameters:

options - the CommandLineOptions. This will contain details of all the options that were specified on the command line. Those that are recognized by the standard Saxon command line interface will already have been processed; other options can now be processed by the subclass.

config - the Saxon Configuration

preprocess

public List<Source> preprocess(List<Source> sources)
                        throws XPathException

Preprocess the list of sources. This method exists so that it can be overridden in a subclass, typically to handle kinds of Source implemented as extensions to the basic Saxon capability

Parameters:

sources - the list of Source objects

Returns:

a revised list of Source objects

Throws:

XPathException - if a Source object is not recognized

getConfiguration

protected Configuration getConfiguration()

Get the configuration.

Returns:

the Saxon configuration

quit

protected void quit(String message,
        int code)

Exit with a message

Parameters:

message - The message to be output

code - The result code to be returned to the operating system shell

newTransformer

protected XsltTransformer newTransformer(XsltExecutable sheet,
                             CommandLineOptions options,
                             Logger traceDestination)
                                  throws SaxonApiException

Create a new Transformer. This method is protected so it can be overridden in a subclass, allowing additional options to be set on the Transformer

Parameters:

sheet - The XsltExecutable object representing the compiled stylesheet

options - The commmand line options

traceDestination - destination for trace output

Returns:

the newly constructed Controller to be used for the transformation

Throws:

SaxonApiException - if any error occurs

badUsage

protected void badUsage(String message)

Report incorrect usage of the command line, with a list of the options and arguments that are available

Parameters:

message - The error message